Brief Life History of Jonathan
Jonathan Tucker was born about 1751 as the son of John Tucker and Tucker. He married Lydia Ballard on 27 November 1775, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1870.
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- Jonathan Tucker, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Jonathan Tucker in entry for Lydia Tucker, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
- Jonathan Tucker, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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